Rick Wyman
Rick Wyman connects road safety, vehicle enforcement and local conditions for viewers and readers of CTV Northern Ontario. He is a weather specialist, producer and reporter with the station, and his news pieces focus on how drivers’ decisions translate into charges, licence consequences and court appearances. His coverage leans on clear, factual accounts of incidents on regional roads, with attention to the specific legal and practical fallout for the people involved.
Road safety and traffic enforcement
Much of Wyman’s reporting centres on traffic stops and driving offences, with a recurring emphasis on suspended, unlicensed, novice and youth drivers. In French River, he reports on a suspended driver behind the wheel during a traffic stop, detailing how routine enforcement uncovers ongoing violations. He covers a 16-year-old stopped more than 60 km/h over the limit, noting charges for driving without a licence, speeding and stunt driving, plus the resulting 30-day licence suspension and 14-day vehicle seizure. He reports on novice drivers facing impaired-driving charges after erratic overnight driving, spelling out multiple counts such as operating a vehicle with an open container of liquor and blood alcohol levels above legal and novice limits. His motorcycle coverage includes an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old charged with dangerous driving after evading an attempted traffic stop, describing how police later located each rider and listing the conditions attached to their release and future court dates.
Across these stories, Wyman’s approach is consistent: he specifies ages, driver status and exact charges, and often includes practical sanctions such as licence suspensions and vehicle impound periods. He identifies key locations—highways, neighbourhoods and specific roads—to anchor each event in the geography drivers know, while keeping the focus on enforcement outcomes rather than narrative colour. This makes his road safety coverage a clear record of how traffic laws are applied in day-to-day policing, rather than a general commentary on driving culture.
Police and crime coverage involving vehicles
Beyond pure traffic offences, Wyman frequently reports on criminal charges that begin with a vehicle stop and escalate into broader investigations. He covers a suspended driver stopped with drugs and cash, detailing how officers discover substances valued at $8,300 and $4,000 in cash during a search of the vehicle, and how the driver is then charged with drug trafficking, failing to comply with a release order and possessing property obtained through crime. He reports on a Constance Lake First Nation man charged after a drug bust, again centring the story on the charges laid and the police operation that led to them. His work in Sault Ste. Marie includes coverage of a former employee charged with fraud and theft over $5,000, drawing on the local fraud unit’s investigation at the business where the offences allegedly occurred.
In these pieces, Wyman treats the vehicle stop or workplace as the entry point to more complex criminal proceedings, but his writing stays close to the official record: dates, units involved, charge lists and custody status. He notes when an accused remains in custody pending a bail hearing or is released with conditions, reinforcing the link between an incident on the road or at a business and its progression through the justice system. This tight, charge-focused framing distinguishes his crime coverage from more general beat reporting and aligns it closely with public safety on and around the road network.
Weather and environmental reporting
Alongside his news writing, Wyman is a regular on-air presence as a weather specialist, delivering seven-day forecasts for northeastern Ontario. In these segments he outlines upcoming conditions across the region, giving viewers a concise view of temperature trends, precipitation and travel-affecting weather over the week ahead. His role extends to explainer-style pieces on phenomena such as the formation of pancake ice in Chippewa Creek, where he appears with a colleague to show and describe how the ice develops.
This dual focus on weather and road incidents creates a practical blend: he covers both the conditions drivers will face and the enforcement actions that follow when laws are broken or safety is compromised. It positions him as one of the station’s consistent voices on how climate, season and behaviour intersect on the streets and highways of Northern Ontario.
Local community stories around everyday work and vehicles
Wyman’s reporting also includes lighter community pieces that sit alongside his enforcement and weather work. He tells the story of a brother and sister, ages 11 and 8, earning money by selling lemonade and kindling, focusing on their small-scale enterprise and what they share with CTV News about their day. He appears at the grand opening of the Solid Gold V.I.P. Car Wash, joining Ryan Reynolds at the site ahead of the launch and highlighting the business as part of local commercial life connected to vehicles.
These stories show him shifting easily between serious public safety coverage and everyday scenes of work, entrepreneurship and car culture. Even in lighter pieces, the presence of vehicles and local streets remains a quiet through-line, keeping his broader body of work anchored in how people move, work and gather around the road and the weather above it.
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